I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Erik D’Souza of Crime Writers of Canada this week. Erik has been interviewing all the writers shortlisted for the various Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence. That makes him one busy guy! I had fun talking with him, as always. Here are some links to my interview. It is also available on all major podcast distributors.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/r9WhcdQDTN4
I’m thrilled that my short story, “Chuck Berry Is Missing,” part of my Estelle Martin series, is a finalist for a Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, in the novella category. It was published in the July/August 2024 issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. I am in excellent company in my category:
Best Crime Novella
Marcelle Dubé, Chuck Berry is Missing, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
Liz Ireland, Mrs. Claus and the Candy Corn Caper, Kensington
Pamela Jones, The Windmill Mystery, Austin Macauley Publishers
A.J. McCarthy, A Rock, Black Rose Writing
Twist Phelan, Aim, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
I’ve won the CWC Award of Excellence twice, in 2021 and 2024, for my short stories, “Cold Wave” and “Reversion.”
To see the rest of the shortlists in all categories, here is the CWC news release.
I have four Christmas shorts–romantic ones at that–to offer:
And one compilation of three of my short Christmas stories (Running Away from Christmas, McKell’s Christmas, and A Yukon Christmas):
And here are the links:
Running Away from Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/b6Z7LZ
McKell’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/brWJ8w
A Yukon Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/bPdDrb
Trepalli’s Christmas: https://books2read.com/u/m2vDp7
Christmas Magic (compilation): https://books2read.com/u/mVA2p3
I have one story in the Jan/Feb 2025 Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, “King of the Visigoths,” and one in the Jan/Feb 2025 Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, “No Title, No Clout.” Why, yes, I *am* bragging!
Just in time for the holiday reading season: The Plot Twist Festival.
Fifteen authors, including me, are offering free short stories, novel excerpts, and/or special content. Sign up for one (or all) our newsletters and you will be sent up to 15 gifts. A great chance to discover new authors! But hurry–this promo ends on November 28!
If you’re not familiar with what I write, go here https://halfdanpress.com/808-2/plot-twist-festival/ and sign up for my newsletter. You’ll get opening chapters of four of my novels plus a complete award-winning short story:
I hope these will give you a sense of my writing style and interests.